Dress-form.



R. R. MONTGOMERY.

DRESS FORM.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5, 1912. 1,096,049. at nted May 12, 1914.

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UNITED s'rnrns grnn'r OFFICE.

ROBERT R. MONTGOMERY, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.

DRESS-FORM.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 1914.

Application filed September 5, 1912. Serial No. 718,675.

The principal object of the invention is to.

provide a dress form which is collapsible so as to occupy but little space when it is de sired to either store or ship the same, and is therefore particularly advantageous for salesmens use, it being capable of being readily carried within an ordinary suit-case or sample trunk.

Another object of the invention is to provide a form consisting of a plurality of sections whereby any one of said sections or any combination of the sections may be employed for various purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a form of the character described which is composed of a relatively small number of parts, is therefore simple in construction, and is cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claim here to appended; 1t being understood that vari ous changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the form showing the same in its operative position, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the form in its collapsed position, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through Fig. 1, Fig. at, is a plan view of one of the spider frames employed in the device, Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view showing the connection between one of the tapes and a hoop, and Fig. 6 is a detail side elevation of the extension clamp.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, 5 designates a base having a round standard 6 extending upwardly therefrom for telescoping into the lower end of an extension 8, the lower end of the extension 8 being split longitudinally, as at 9, and formed with opposed ears 10 10 having tension screws 11 associated therewith and adapted to clamp the lower end of said extension tightly to the standard 6, and

thereby retain said extension in any adjusted position. The upper end of the extension 8 is reduced to form a threaded end 12 and consequent shoulder 12.

My improved form comprises a plurality of separate collapsible sections consisting of a shoulder section A, a bust section B and a hip section C.

The shoulder-section A is formed from sheet metal, and comprises a curved wall 13 which conforms to the shape of theshoulders ofa person. Centrally extending upwardly from the wall 13 is a circular wall 15 constituting a neck, and this wall is closed by a top 16. Centrally formed in the bottom 14: and top 16 are openings 17 and 18 respectively of a size to receive the threaded end 12 of the extension 8. In order to retain the section A upon the ex tension 8, the end 12 thereof is provided with a winged nut 21, which is adapted to bear against the top 16 and thereby clamp the section A against the shoulder 12 The bust section B consists of a plurality of spaced hoops 23, said hoops being disposed around the extension 8. One of these hoops is formed with a centrally disposed hub 24 for receiving the extension 8, and extending from the hub and engaging the hoop is a plurality of spider arms 25. It will thus be observed that by means of the hub 2st and arms 25, the hoop 23 will be held in spaced relation to the extension 8 of the standard. In order to retain the hoops 23 in their proper relative positions, there is provided a plurality of flexible connections 26 which, in this instance, are formed from tape although any other suitable ma terial may be employed if desired. These tapes are connected to the respective hoops 23 by means of loops 27. It will of course be understood that the hoops 23 are difi'erent sizes so as to cause said hoops and connections to create a form corresponding to the bust of a person. Attached to the upper ends of the connections 26 are hooks 26 which are engageable with the openings tion formed in the periphery of the shoulder section A.

The hip section C- is also formed from a plurality of spaced hoops 28, the extreme upper and lower hoops being connected to the extension 8 by means of a hub 29 and spider arms 30. The loops 27 are connected by a series of spaced flexible connections 31 similar to the connections 26 above described. The upper ends of the connections 31 are provided with hooks for engagement with the lowermost hoop 23 of the bust section B.

In order to retain the hoops in their proper spaced relation said hubs are provided with set screws 33 which engage the extension 8.

From the foregoing, it will be observed.

that when it is desired to either store or ship the form, the standard 6 may be telescoped within the extension 8 and the form may be removed from the extension. This form may then be readily collapsed as shown in Fig. 9- of the drawing, and said form placed within a ordinary suit-case. \Vhenit desired to display neck-wear only, the bust section B and hip section 0 may be disengaged from the shoulder see- A. as will be readily understood. When it is desired to employ the form to 7 display shirt waists or the like, the hip section C may be disconnected from the bust section B. hen it is desired to display a dress or coat, all three sections are employed. It will furthermore be observed that by this construction, the form may be readily set up or taken down as desired.

\Vhat is claimed is:

A dress form comprising a shoulder plate having a central opening therein, and a plurality of openings adjacent its edge, a bust section comprising a plurality of hoops and a spider frame having a central opening therein, a plurality of spaced tapes connecting said hoops and spider frame, hooks on the upper end of the tapes detaehably engaged in the openings adjacent the edge of the shoulder plate, and a hip section comprising a plurality of hoops and a plurality of spider frames, the latter being disposed respectively adjacent the ends of said hip section and provided with central openings, a plurality of tapes connecting the hoops and spider frames of the hip section, and hooks on the upper ends of the last named tapes detachably engaged with the lowermost hoop of the bust section.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

nonnnr R. MONTGOMERY.

Witnesses W. TUnLoss, GERTRUDE CHAFllEE.

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Washington, I). C. 1

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